whistle stopper (noun) candidate: person desiring political office, job
Sinonime: applicant, aspirant, bidder, claimant,
competitor, contender, contestant, dark horse, entrant, favorite son, handshaker,
hopeful*, job-hunter, nominee, office-seeker, petitioner,
possibility, possible choice, pothunter, runner,
seeker, solicitant, stumper,
successor,
suitor, whistle-stopper, write-in